by Joshua Drobena | Feb 19, 2020 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — In response to requests that the Synod host another familiarization tour of Slovakia, the Ecumenical and International Relations Committee announced this past November that a trip is being planned for May 2020. This ten day tour will...
by Joshua Drobena | Dec 3, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Slovak Ambassador to the United Nations hosted a private gala event at his Manhattan residence recognizing the 30th anniversary of the occurrence of the Velvet Revolution. The Velvet Revolution (sometimes...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 25, 2019 | News Releases
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC (SZS) — On the evening of October 23rd, 2019, the Solemn Academy of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University (Evanjelická Bohoslovecká Fakulta—Univerzity Komenského, or EBF-UK) kicked off an international...
by Joshua Drobena | Jul 8, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — This summer, our Synod is hosting two seminary students as participants in the Student Immersion Program of the Slovak Zion Synod. The program, which is part of the Synod’s mission in Central & Eastern Europe and is organized by...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 10, 2019 | News Releases
ZVOLEN, SLOVAKIA (SZS) — On Saturday, March 2, 2019 the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession (ECAV) in Slovakia celebrated the installation of their new General Bishop, Ivan Eľko, their new Bishop of the Western District, Ján Hroboň, and their...